Bikini fairing question

We've had some unusually dry weekends here in Seattle and I've been racking up the miles. Highway work is a little tiring though. I have to hold my head and body forward lest I get blown clear off the bike.

I have a Dunstall fairing and have thought about trying to figure out if I want to try to fab mounts that attach it via the headlight ears. However, being a big dummy, I didn't leave enough slack in the electrical to move the headlight forward four or five inches.

So, I was looking at a little bikini fairing like this one: http://omarsdtr.com/fairnew1.html

My questions are: will it help at all with the wind buffeting to have a bikini fairing on the bike and/or will it look stupid and out of place?

I think the pic's of Ludwig's bike show something like this. Correct?

Thanks.

Personal preference as to style.

As far as effective wind protection, they are better than nothing by at least 100%.

I wish Tracy still made the old 2000 / 2001 series quarter fairings with a bit more angular look and taller windscreen.

Emgo used to make a Shoei replica of the quarter fairing with extended hand protection, I've got one on my 2000 Triumph Legend and it is the perfect solution for looks & protection (in my opinion). These seem to be prevalent around the Pacific rim on police bikes.

Bikini fairings are cool. I like the little fly screen type that just covers the head light.

I've never tried one but popular folklore has it that Commandos quite often don't really like extra weight pivotting with the forks and that a fairing should be frame - mounted.

As with all Commando handling traits, this is probably just the final straw in a problem which already existed.

There seem to be quite a lot of those small tinted polycarbonate wind deflectors in use over the last few years. I haven't heard any bad reports.

Thanks for the replies.

Omar's has a quarter fairing as well - and I like ti a little better than the bikini. http://omarsdtr.com/fairnew3.html

Don't know if I'll run into the same wiring harness issues I have with my Duntall though. $300 just to try it then if it works I'll be out another hundred getting it painted. Ouch.

Need to do something though. Above 80 mph the bike is a full on workout.

I have one of these for sale they work well at higher speeds and dont introduce any side to side issues.